List of Business Awards in MENA Middle East North Africa
This is the world’s best list of MENA Business Awards. It includes all the most credible business awards open to entry in the Middle East and North Africa. Here you can find information to help you enter The Gulf Business Awards, The MENA Search Awards, The MENA Insurance Awards, MENA Cristal Festival, Effie MENA Awards, MENA CFO Awards, Global Investor/ISF Middle East Awards, PRCA MENA Awards and The Gulf Customer Experience Awards among many others.
Also visit our Middle East Business Awards and EMEA Business Awards pages for other awards you may wish to enter, or read our Guide to Entering MENA Business Awards article.
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Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| Inspiring Workplace Awards EMEA | 1st Mar | ~24th May | HR & Training | EMEA |
| The BizX Awards | 2nd Mar | 20th Apr | Business | EMEA |
| GTR Leaders in Trade MENA | 6th Mar | ~2nd May | Financial Services | MENA |
| Purpose Awards EMEA | 16th Mar | 9th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Business Traveller Middle East Awards | 17th Mar | 1st May | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| Middle East Cleaning Hygiene & Facilities MECHF Awards | 20th Mar | 5th May | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Financial News FN Rising Stars of Private Equity | 30th Mar | 1st Jul | Financial Services | EMEA |
| MENA Banking Excellence Awards | 1st Apr | 10th May | Financial Services | MENA |
| The Drum Awards for Marketing EMEA | 6th Apr | 15th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Middle East Special Event MESE Awards | 6th Apr | 15th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Employee Happiness Summit & Awards | 10th Apr | 16th Jun | HR & Training | Middle East |
| The Seamless Awards | 14th Apr | 23rd May | Financial Services | MENA |
| International Federation of Landscape Architects AAPME | ~15th Apr | ~31st Aug | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| EMEA Finance Achievement Awards | ~18th Apr | ~9th Jun | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Images RetailME Tech Awards | ~20th Apr | ~8th Jun | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| The CEDIA Smart Home Awards | 21st Apr | ~29th Sep | Design & Innovation | EMEA |
| The Facilities Management Middle East Awards | 21st Apr | 15th Jun | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| World Commerce & Contracting Innovation & Excellence Awards | ~22nd Apr | ~22nd Jun | Business | EMEA |
| The Middle East Future Leaders Excellence Awards | ~28th Apr | ~2nd Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| The WARC Prize for MENA Strategy | ~28th Apr | ~4th Aug | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Women SME Leaders Award | ~28th Apr | ~29th Mar | Business Leaders | MENA |
| Reseller ME Partner Excellence Awards | ~30th Apr | ~14th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com GovTech Innovation Awards | ~11th May | ~24th May | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East CEO Excellence Awards | ~19th May | ~16th Jan | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| The E-Business Awards | ~20th May | 13th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards | 26th May | 3rd Aug | Financial Services | MENA |
| Black Excellence Awards ME | ~30th May | ~5th Nov | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award | ~31st May | ~29th Jan | Design & Innovation | MENA |
| International Property Awards (Dubai Africa & Arabia) | 10th Jun | ~7th Sep | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| BBC Good Food Middle East Awards | ~10th Jun | ~8th Dec | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| MRM Business Award | ~10th Jun | ~13th Nov | Business | Middle East |
| ADIPEC Excellence in Energy Awards | ~14th Jun | ~31st Oct | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Transformational Leadership Awards | ~15th Jun | ~28th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| EMEA Finance Europe Banking Awards | ~15th Jun | ~15th Jul | Financial Services | EMEA |
| The BCI Middle East Awards | ~16th Jun | ~29th Jul | Business | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Women in Technology Awards | ~16th Jun | ~28th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| The Gulf Sustainability Awards | 16th Jun | 19th Sep | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| IDC Future Enterprise Awards MENA | 16th Jun | ~23rd Nov | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| Best Workplaces in the Middle East | 22nd Jun | 27th Jul | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Customer Happiness Summit & Awards | ~30th Jun | ~21st Oct | Customer Contact | Middle East |
| BIG SEE Wood Design Awards (South East Europe) | ~30th Jun | ~21st Oct | Construction & Architecture | EMEA |
| Arabia CSR Awards | ~30th Jun | ~5th Oct | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards | ~30th Jun | ~16th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| International Real Estate Community Management Summit IRECMS Dubai Awards | ~30th Jun | ~9th Dec | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| AHEAD Awards MEA | ~1st Jul | ~10th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| Smart Built Environment Awards | ~1st Jul | ~23rd Sep | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Middle East Technology Excellence Awards | ~3rd Jul | ~22nd Aug | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East International Business Awards | ~3rd Jul | ~22nd Aug | Business | Middle East |
| The Big 5 Impact Awards | ~7th Jul | ~5th Dec | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| The Big 5 Impact Awards | ~7th Jul | ~5th Dec | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Sharjah Government Communications Award | ~14th Jul | ~29th Sep | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Meed Corporate Health and Wellbeing Awards | ~15th Jul | ~26th Oct | HR & Training | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Future Enterprise Awards | ~15th Jul | ~17th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| GRABCSR Awards | ~16th Jul | ~24th Nov | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| Cresta Awards | ~20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Cresta Awards | ~20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards | ~22nd Jul | ~9th Dec | HR & Training | EMEA |
| The Hotelier Middle East Awards | ~29th Jul | ~8th Sep | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| FF (Fintech Finance) Awards | ~29th Jul | ~29th Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature | ~31st Jul | ~6th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| Wow Awards Middle East | ~31st Jul | ~15th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| MEED Projects Awards | ~4th Aug | ~8th Dec | Business | MENA |
| MENA Green Building Awards | ~7th Aug | ~15th Oct | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Seatrade Maritime Awards Middle East Indian Subcontinent & Africa in association with Lloyds List | ~13th Aug | ~12th Dec | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing MEP Middle East Awards | ~19th Aug | ~21st Sep | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Gulf Capital SME Awards | ~26th Aug | ~9th Nov | Business | Middle East |
| EMEA Finance Treasury Services Awards | ~27th Aug | ~27th Sep | Financial Services | EMEA |
| HRO Today Association Awards | ~1st Sep | ~16th Nov | HR & Training | EMEA |
| The Insights Middle East Call Centre/CX Awards | ~1st Sep | ~13th Oct | Customer Contact | Middle East |
| TIARA MENA Awards | ~2nd Sep | ~3rd Nov | HR & Training | MENA |
| Storage Digitalisation Cloud (SDC) Awards | ~2nd Sep | ~24th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| TahawulTech.com Future Security Awards | ~8th Sep | ~20th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com’s CISO 50 Awards | ~8th Sep | ~20th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Future Workplace Awards | ~13th Sep | ~15th Nov | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Effie MENA Awards | ~15th Sep | ~17th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| GCC GOV HR Awards | ~15th Sep | ~26th Oct | HR & Training | MENA |
| Middle East Shopping Centre and Retailer Awards | ~22nd Sep | ~6th Dec | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| Retail Congress MENA Awards | ~22nd Sep | ~6th Dec | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| Middle East Energy Awards | ~23rd Sep | ~24th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| MENA Search Awards | 28th Sep | 22nd Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| PRCA MENA Digital Awards | ~30th Sep | ~8th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| MENA Housing Forum Innovation Awards | ~30th Sep | ~21st Nov | Planning & Property | MENA |
| The MENA Influencer Awards | ~3rd Oct | ~4th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| CIPS Middle East Excellence in Procurement Awards | ~5th Oct | ~9th Feb | Supply Chain | MENA |
| The Middle East Public Relations Association MEPRA Awards | ~7th Oct | ~8th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Gulf Business Awards | ~7th Oct | ~24th Nov | Business | MENA |
| identity Design Awards | ~7th Oct | ~24th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| World Finance MENA Investment & Development Awards | ~11th Oct | ~10th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
| The SMARTIES EMEA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | ~14th Oct | ~10th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Big Project Middle East Awards | ~24th Oct | ~15th Dec | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| The Aviation Business Awards | ~7th Nov | ~8th Dec | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Middle East Insurance Industry Awards | ~7th Nov | ~21st Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| TahawulTech.com Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Awards | ~10th Nov | ~17th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Julfar Finance Award | ~15th Nov | ~30th Dec | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Global Investor MENA Awards | ~18th Nov | ~1st Dec | Financial Services | MENA |
| MENA IR Insurance Awards | ~18th Nov | 25th Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| PRCA MENA Awards | ~18th Nov | 16th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Middle East Municipalities and Integrated and Sustainable Cities Excellence Awards | ~21st Nov | ~14th Oct | Public Sector | Middle East |
| The SMARTIES MENA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | ~25th Nov | 10th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| CEO Today Middle East Awards | ~1st Dec | ~15th Jan | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| FStech Awards | ~2nd Dec | 16th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| FStech Awards | ~2nd Dec | 16th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| MENA Agency Awards | ~8th Dec | 22nd Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| SABRE Awards EMEA | ~9th Dec | ~27th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Gulf Customer Experience Awards | ~9th Dec | 1st Mar | Customer Contact | MENA |
| The IJGlobal Europe & Africa Awards | ~9th Dec | 9th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| The IJGlobal Middle East Awards | ~9th Dec | 30th Mar | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Arabian Business Achievement Awards | ~15th Dec | 26th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| Truck and Fleet Awards | ~19th Dec | 25th Jan | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Gulf Real Estate Awards | ~23rd Dec | ~21st Feb | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Dubai Quality Award | ~30th Dec | ~30th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| Best Workplaces in KSA | ~31st Dec | 16th Feb | HR & Training | Middle East |
| HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards | ~31st Dec | ~1st Nov | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Best Workplaces in UAE | ~31st Dec | 3rd Mar | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Middle East Consultant Awards | ~1st Jan | ~7th Dec | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| AUIS Innovation Awards | ~2nd Jan | ~13th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| The MENA Digital Awards | ~9th Jan | ~4th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| UF Award MEA | ~10th Jan | ~18th Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| LexisNexis Women in Law Awards | ~11th Jan | 2nd Mar | Legal Services | Middle East |
| Transform Awards MEA | ~12th Jan | ~5th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Brand Film Awards | ~12th Jan | 26th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | ~17th Jan | 18th Mar | Business | MENA |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | ~17th Jan | 18th Mar | Business | Middle East |
| M&A Atlas Awards | ~19th Jan | ~2nd Feb | Financial Services | EMEA |
| The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Innovation Awards | ~20th Jan | 30th Mar | Financial Services | MENA |
| Middle East Smart Government and Smart Cities Excellence Awards | 31st Jan | 9th Feb | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Transport & Logistics Middle East Innovation Awards | ~31st Jan | ~21st Mar | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com CIO Leadership Awards | 31st Jan | 16th Feb | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Best Workplaces in Oman Kuwait Bahrain Qatar | 31st Jan | 16th Mar | HR & Training | Middle East |
| The Middle East ProcureTech Excellence Awards | 31st Jan | 22nd Feb | Supply Chain | Middle East |
| Dubai Lynx Awards | 2nd Feb | 15th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Middle East Legal Awards | 3rd Feb | 18th May | Legal Services | Middle East |
| The Marketing Society UAE Awards | 10th Feb | 27th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Logistics Middle East Awards | 10th Feb | 16th Mar | Supply Chain | Middle East |
| What's On Awards Dubai | 12th Feb | ~28th Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| What's On Awards Abu Dhabi | 12th Feb | ~2nd Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 Healthcare Leaders | 15th Feb | 15th Mar | Health & Social Care | Middle East |
| ME Digital Construction Awards | 15th Feb | 15th Mar | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Middle East Women Leaders Excellence Awards | 23rd Feb | 9th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| World Travel Awards Middle East | 26th Feb | ~23rd Oct | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com CIO300 Awards | ~28th Feb | ~29th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
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